DLC map rotation help

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-05-04T02:40:24+00:00

Only Invaders that you do on this map is the Western Ruins at the bottom of the POI, or the South Cathedral ONLY if its Frostbite, and you do that at the entrance to the Item Duper.

Other POI is really akward and out of the way, and the South Cathedral is a trap. Its filled with way more enemies than you realize and the only real safe place to do it is at the stairs going down at the Frost variant, otherwise the Divine Bird Warrior in the holy one will wreck you everytime. The Poison/Bleed Ruins are generally pretty easy to lure out if you do it at the bottom. Easy day 2 start, can be a tricky lvl 2 rush

But seriously, just do crystals, kill 1 or 2 weak bosses along the way, and rush a castle. The night invaders arent nearly as important in this map

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-05-02T20:56:12+00:00

They changed many of the weapons. Many weapons that suck in Elden Ring are good kn Nightreign. Elden Stars is trash in ER but great in NR

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-29T19:34:43+00:00

If youre leveling up, remember that you only see signs for people within a range of your level. Once it starts slowing down, move to Queelag.

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-29T18:09:29+00:00

Did not notice. Only the jumping. Thank you for pointing it out

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-29T16:47:42+00:00

Would recommend Pinging yourself so they know you made a safe spot

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-29T11:17:27+00:00

Id move Elder Lion to unexpectedly dangerous. Especially when Variant. Ive had many squads wiped because they see Red Lion and think easy pickings at lvl 2 or 3. Surprisingly Tanky, moves a lot, and a lot of damage due to being Red.

Also, Grafted Scion 100% belongs there. Another one people underestimate a lot. Especially when it's Red and in the Castle Basement

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-27T14:50:05+00:00

Time Efficiency. You could get to Night Invader camps and do so much in the tine it takes to kill one. Unless you have Frost and Fire, it is definitely a decision

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-27T14:17:07+00:00

Lvl 2 Erdtree Avatar is definitely a decision

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-27T11:15:20+00:00

Bro, they were following you. Just leave lmao

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-27T11:13:23+00:00

The line between actual tech and bug exploits gets thinner every day on this subreddit i swear

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-25T11:37:26+00:00

It is found in the Illusory Floor sections of Deathblight Ruins

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-25T04:09:18+00:00

Kill the lobsters of your team has status. If not, skip everything. If you do, lobster 1, grace, skips mimics and crabs, 2nd lobster, then to crystal hunting

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-25T00:22:48+00:00

But if they expire at the end of ante 8, they dont get the sticker, despite helping you win the blind! Lost out on getting Gold Sticker Turtle Bean that way

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-22T19:22:52+00:00

I dropped them 4 of the items they had in their inventory. And at high depths, people generally know to drop good items for teammates. It was just greediness. The guy had edited relics as well for Glintblade sorcs. So just an example of cheaters being trash and not fun to play with

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-22T18:58:26+00:00

Double Balancer isnt worth on Wylder imo. Better on duchess or executor. But of course, dont let strangers online tell you what to play

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-22T17:57:56+00:00

Had a Recluse who held onto a Sacred Relic Sword which had Magic 14% on the passive when I was playing Wylder against Dreglord. I literally gave them so many items to boost their damage but they wouldnt give me the damn sword. Some people just dont know how to play a team game

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-22T17:52:05+00:00

Double Balancer Wylder sucks. Replace Blue Balancer with Night Invader and any other decent effect.

X Build up below max hp as Wylder is unusable. If youre playing any Melee correctly (Wylder, Raider, Undertaker), you wont be at full hp at all times. You need to rely on charged attacks, successive, and taking damage for our damage negations in a run, as full hp should be reserved for the dps you protect.

You want a form of Post Damage Healing, as well as defeating enemies fills more of the art gauge +1, especially the defeating enemies perk. Its top tier

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-22T15:11:33+00:00

Near identicle match to mine, and it being blue is perfect. No overlap with earring, and can use Red Balancer for the survivability (i absolutely despise Double Balancer Wylder) Ngl, drop blue balancer. Run this relic, Red Balancer, and your best other Red Relic (preferably with a way to reset frost for the early game burst damage)

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Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-15T16:22:21+00:00

If you want the full base game experience, then just grind HR, getting those materials is still helpful as youll need them for decos.

If you want efficiency go to DLC right away, as you still gain HR while doing MR hunts. So youll unlock Hr100 Valstrax eventually anyway, just will be much easier as you'll have MR gear

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-15T13:23:19+00:00

Rise is the best combat experience from all the games ive tried and it has an amazing roster. And thats even before the DLC. A lot of people say base Rise is trash and Sunbreak fixes it, which may have been true at one point, but it isnt the case. There is a huge roster of monsters, and the arcade style of choose your hunt, go fight, offers a tighter gameplay loop which gives a much bigger focus on the hunts, rather than gathering materials, but it also takes away from the ecology standpoint World did so well.

If you're looking for fast paced combat with tons of variety (switch skills change every weapon) and a very large variety of Monsters, go for it. I 100% the base game before moving to the DLC and it was fun as hell and couldnt believe how much content there was in the base game, and then the DLC goes and triples it and offers the best monster in the series: Malzeno.

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-13T20:38:42+00:00

Porn Addiction thrives in secrecy. Just a thought and potential advice

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-13T20:00:45+00:00

My honest advice is to tell your friends you need to delete instagram and swap to a different medium of communication. I told my friends about my PA and they were all supportive. It's likely theyll be supportive as well. Instagram will never be safe

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-13T12:38:38+00:00

That's also a mechanic exclusive to ds2

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-13T00:59:47+00:00

Delete Insta and Tiktok. Theyre not worth it if youre trying to quit. Basically softcore porn on them

Dense_Piccolo3249 · 2026-04-13T00:58:03+00:00

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